Nymphs Species in Certos | World Anvil
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Nymphs

Nymphs are folks with adaptations of the water element. They can be physical form and be human/fishlike and they can be more based on the water element. Most of them went extinct during the first Certrosian war.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Follows human anatomy. Gills on the neck and their skin can produce scale from fish to better swim under water. On land scales fall off and repairs to normal human skin.

Biological Traits

Depending on the fathers, Nymphs inherits different features. For instance, a nymph with human blood, father a human, gets normally his skin tone, and most of the genes from his own mother. Genetics as height, how round she becomes, and how fast her hair grows depends on what genes her father has.     Nymphs look like what creed her father is when she is on land, but in water she becomes more "fishy" form.

Genetics and Reproduction

Nymphs can only be females. Any other creed can get a male offspring with them. but if they get female offspring, she becomes a nymph.

Growth Rate & Stages

Depending on who is the father. Follows fathers anatomy

Ecology and Habitats

Nymphs live in coral reefs. Lives often in harmony with nature.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Nymphs are pescetarian: they eat fish, algae, seaweeds, and plankton. But depending on who the father is they can eat almost anything.

Biological Cycle

Nymphs never grow old. They are water.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Depending on the local area.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Almost any sea and lake.

Average Intelligence

Intelligence depends on her education but matches the intelligence capability as her father. Since most nymphs have high intelligence they are more likely to choose a mate that matches the intelligence of her own.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Bending water molecules. Breath underwater through gills.

Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms

Humans and Elves mostly match heir intelligence.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Only females become nymphs at conception. Therefore common nymph names are names like Symaithis and Thetis. Links to a generator with possible names [url=]https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/nymph-names.php

Major Organizations

Nymphs often live in hidden villages on the bottom of the ocean completely free from men.

Beauty Ideals

No matter how nymphs look, they are beautiful.

Gender Ideals

They see men in a way of lower rank.

Courtship Ideals

They have a direct democracy, where they help each other.

Relationship Ideals

There are no rules for relationships, adapts to other creeds traditions and related ideas. due to their long lifespan, they don't get children so often.

Common Dress Code

Impearled seaweed dresses, scales from whales, and large fish ribs

History

The Nymphs lived in Teal Depths, a lake in the middle of the country, in harmony with first the Dreor and Shinobi tribes, and later on with the Valders and Eldercrestarians. Recently, during the first Certosian war they sided against the emperor to gain more fishing rights. Instead, they lost the war and most of the Nymphs was killed off. The Eldercrestarians never saw them again.
EXTINCT
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Poissons femmes
Origin/Ancestry
Mermaids
Lifespan
1000 years
Average Height
1.6 m
Average Weight
62.5 kg
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Most nymphs have a white fish scale skin, but they can also have green, blue, grey and black fish scales, depending on the genetics of the nymph herself.
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